Luke 11:52 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.”

Luke 11:52 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 11:52 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 11:52 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.””

Luke 11:52 — World English Bible

Luke 11:52 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.”

Luke 11:52 — American Standard Version

Luke 11:52 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Woe to you, the lawyers, because ye took away the key of the knowledge; yourselves ye did not enter; and those coming in, ye did hinder.'”

Luke 11:52 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 11:52 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Woe unto you, the doctors of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; yourselves have not entered in, and those who were entering in ye have hindered.”

Luke 11:52 — Darby Translation

Luke 11:52 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wo be to you, Lawyers: for ye haue taken away the key of knowledge: ye entred not in your selues, and them that came in, ye forbade.”

Luke 11:52 — Geneva Bible

Luke 11:52 in Context — Luke 11

50 afin qu’il soit demandé compte à cette génération du sang de tous les prophètes qui a été répandu depuis la création du monde,

51 depuis le sang d’Abeljusqu’au sang de Zacharie, tué entre l’autel et le temple; oui, je vous le dis, il en sera demandé compte à cette génération.

52 Malheur à vous, docteurs de la loi! Parce que vous avez enlevé la clef de la science; vous n’êtes pas entrés vous-mêmes, et vous avez empêché d’entrer ceux qui le voulaient.

53 Quand il fut sorti de là, les scribes et les pharisiens commencèrent à le presser violemment, et à le faire parler sur beaucoup de choses,

54 lui tendant des pièges, pour surprendre quelque parole sortie de sa bouche.

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